The scenery of the Caribbean has always been outstanding, because it is a peninsula and islands, the wind is calm, from the beginning of the determination of the combat target, the reconnaissance plane every 15 minutes, will fly over the opponent's fleet, pass back the information of the opponent's location, although a large number of fleets have entered the Caribbean Sea, but the main fleet is still this fleet with 12 battleships, and even the distance between the three fleets is at least more than 150 nautical miles. This is to not leave any chance for Cheng to escape, for the era of battleships, this is already a very close search, to be very coincidental, to be able to run out of this gap, but for China, this is already a backward means, if with the help of reconnaissance aircraft, Cheng Bu does not want to fight, I am afraid that it would have left a long time ago, the gap between each other is more than 15 nautical miles, which in this era of most of the warships, can not escape, there is such a clear observation of the reconnaissance aircraft, can easily escape.

It is this prerequisite that makes Cheng Biguang wait here with peace of mind, even if the other party does not take the bait, even if he finds his traces, he is not afraid of losses, and even after attacking the opponent's main fleet, as long as the battle is completed within 3 hours, in that case, there is no worry about the siege at all, taking advantage of the dark night, they can easily leave, the seemingly tight American encirclement fleet, in fact, there are sieves everywhere, and there are loopholes everywhere.

A few hours of waiting, patience is more common for any naval officer, compared to the army's encounters, positional warfare, in the navy, it is more about waiting, waiting for the opportunity to take advantage, as long as the opportunity comes, it is like an assassin with one blow to kill, before in order to wait for the arrival of the American army, in the periphery of the Panama Canal, has been waiting for several days, and now, it is just a continuation on that basis, not to mention, 15 minutes of a plane report, the position of the other party is clear at a glance.

The combat time has not yet arrived, most of the soldiers on the battleship, take turns to rest, everyone can get 1 hour of rest time, 1 hour of time, for ordinary people, it may be a time to end in a flash, but for well-trained naval soldiers, it is a rare rest time, for the navy, sometimes in continuous combat, half an hour is considered a long time, in order to maintain physical strength and combat effectiveness, in the shortest time, the maximum rest, It has become one of the compulsory courses for every naval soldier.

In the command headquarters, all the high-ranking officers did not rest, the battle plan had been determined, and the surrounding area of this small island was also surveyed and mapped as much as possible with the help of reconnaissance planes, and attacks were carried out with the help of reference objects and different angles, that is, different positions, so that the calculations of the calculation system could be reduced.

These are all basic preparations, what they need to study now is how many ships there are in the US military, the number of ships, as early as the first reconnaissance of the US military, has been sent back, the main fleet of the US army, a total of 137 large and small warships, including 12 battleships and 33 heavy patrols, has become the most important force, of course, the other experience industry is not weak, 32 light cruisers, 60 destroyers, are all cutting-edge models, the minimum tonnage of light cruisers is 4400 tons, The highest even reached 6,600 tons, and even against the old heavy cruisers, it had a strong attack power, and as for the destroyers, they were all more than 2,000 tons, and their combined power was huge.

Among all the warships, Cheng Biguang values the capital ships and patrol ships the most, these may threaten the existence of the fantasy class, but they are not the objects to be eliminated in the first sequence, the big warship, the tonnage is huge, it also means that he has thick skin, even if it is a battleship with strong attack power, if you want to sink it completely, it will take time, but other light cruisers and destroyers, with the 15-inch guns of the fantasy class, can solve the problem with one shot.

If the small and medium-sized ships are cleaned up, and only large warships are left, even if there are only 4 fantasy classes, it is enough to defeat the opponent, but how to choose, this needs to be improvised, in principle, for Cheng Biguang, killing the opponent's capital ship is the first priority, this is when choosing to hit the opponent hard, if there is a chance to completely annihilate the opponent, the first priority must be those light ships.

However, the other party did not arrive, the specific choice, still need to be said after the other party arrives, can only wait patiently, the specific situation is analyzed, now there is good news that the other party's route is consistent with their prediction, which means that as long as you continue to wait, this battle will inevitably break out. ，

The U.S. military is in charge of this fleet, is Admiral Henry? T. Mayo, he is a radical admiral, he sees the interests of the United States as supreme, especially after participating in the European war, the growth of strength and knowledge, no longer blindly taking risks, but seeking results in stability, entering the Caribbean, he is also cautious, otherwise he would have arrived in Panama as early as 1 day ago, instead of now, Panama is still a few hours away.

Mayo's approach is to put the capital ships and mounted cruisers in the most core position, they are the benchmark force of the fleet, determining the speed of the fleet, and the light cruisers and destroyers, constantly patrolling, if there is any suspicion, will send the fleet to patrol to prevent unnecessary dangers, in the past voyage, there have been more than a dozen false alarms, which also makes Mayo quite stressed, fortunately, the journey is coming to an end, before the final battle, there should be no problems.

At almost 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was still relatively bright, but the sea breeze seemed to be stronger, and the calm Caribbean Sea was also flooded, and the communications staff reported again that they had found an island, which was the most ordinary island on the chart, and it could be seen from a distance that there was nothing on the island, out of caution, Mayo chose to send a reconnaissance fleet to reconnoitre, but in the past time, he wasted too much time on the journey, and he did not let the main fleet stop, Rather, the main fleet followed, which became a starting point for his downfall.

Cheng Biguang's choice of the small island, is really outstanding, the small island, enough to block the sight of the US military, to create a good opportunity for them, the submarine first found the target, the US battleship, into the range of attack, with the help of the submarine's accurate positioning, to be precise, the area is determined, when choosing the island as an ambush place, through the reconnaissance plane to draw a relatively complete chart, the ocean, divided into different positions, as long as determine which references, relative positions, It's clear and unambiguous.

The fantasy class can guarantee accurate hits to the enemy at a distance of 15 kilometers, which is something that no country can do except China, the German High Seas Fleet, 9 ships provided by China, with the help of the command system, can do this, relying not on accurate shooting, but on area attack, with 9 ships as a whole area attack, to ensure the hit rate, that is just the original, the first generation of the command system, here in China, since it is used, of course, it is the best, it has already been upgraded.

Although, there have been certain changes, there are at least 20 high-speed ships, out of the crowd, from 15 kilometers away, rushed to the island, for Cheng Biguang, there is no problem, the opponent's capital ship has entered the area under attack, and the distance is getting closer and closer, their first wave of attacks is about to begin.

The red light had been lit in the cabin of the Fantasy class five minutes earlier, and all the personnel who had rested and rested, seeing the red light for the emergency assembly, had already entered their positions, the cannon had turned, the ship's engines were running, and the entire ship had reached a state of operation.

Finally, the signal of the submarine came, with a precise area, all 4 battleships entered the state of battle, separated by such an island, the highest altitude of more than 100 meters, the shooting route, not the highest place on the island, but launched an attack on the side of the island, so that the high point does not have to be maintained to a height of 100 meters, which is also a height that cannot be exceeded for the battleship, but because of the angle, this piece is hidden behind the island, and the other party knows nothing, even if it is the reconnaissance fleet that came out first, they were at a speed of about 35 knots, and it would take at least 15 minutes before they were able to get around the island, and they could see the fantasy class, and the suddenness of the battle was guaranteed.

This moment is not night, but it is close to the afternoon is the more tired moment in the day, in the eyes of the American fleet, the last time I got the news of the fantasy class, it was 1 day ago, it can be said that the other side may appear at any time, should be preoccupied, but the continuous voyage, especially the vigilance of entering the Caribbean Sea, consumed a lot of energy of the American army, they went from London to the United States, they did not have a little time to rest, the original target was near New York, but was transferred to Panama, The voyage separated by thousands of nautical miles, the increase in fatigue, is not a little bit, the US Navy is also aware of this, has proposed to replace some personnel, but was rejected by Mayo, in Mayo's view, after the baptism of war in Europe, especially the Navy on a ship for a long time, can perfectly exert their combat effectiveness, the other side is the four strongest warships in the world that have ravaged the continental United States, you must be careful.

Of course, no matter how careful they are, in their hearts, Mayo and the naval officers also believe that they are a complete fleet, and under their pursuit, the other party should only be able to escape, not catch up, and the purpose of their coming to the Caribbean Sea is to block the other party and strive to annihilate the other party, but they did not expect that the other party had the opportunity to escape, but did not escape, but took the initiative to meet them with the purpose of annihilating them. (To be continued.) )